Minas Basin

• Nova Scotia law changes would see new power purchase agreements for tidal energy

  Energy and Mines Minister Derek Mombourquette says the government will issue new power purchase agreements to existing tariff holders in the Bay of Fundy's Minas Basin.

  Canada

  Oct 4, 2019
  
• Fix coming for Hantsport aboiteau destroyed by tide in 2017

  After about 500 hundred people marched in protest across a bridge near where the aboiteau once stood, the government announced change is coming.

  Canada

  Jan 4, 2019
  
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• Conservation groups celebrate 30 years of Minas Basin as ‘globally significant shorebird habitat’

  The designation is part of the Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network (WHSRN), an international group working to protect shore birds.

  Environment

  Jul 30, 2018
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• Hilton, the 600-kg great white shark, spotted heading closer to Nova Scotia

  An electronic marker indicates that the 12.5-foot shark is extremely close to Peggy's Cove, the popular Nova Scotia tourist attraction.

  Science

  Aug 15, 2017
• Meet Pumpkin, the 300 kg great white shark swimming in Nova Scotia waters

  Fred Whoriskey of the Ocean Tracking Network says people shouldn't panic about being in the water with Pumpkin since he's not aware of a single shark attack in Canada.

  Canada

  Jul 26, 2017
• ‘The Eye’ has vanished from the iconic Bay of Fundy landmark Long Island

  Nesbitt guesses that higher than normal tides in recent weeks coupled with the inevitability of erosion may have been factor.

  Oct 20, 2015